Carlos Arango Explained
Carlos Arango Medina (Santa Marta, 31 January 1928Los Angeles, 19 August 2014)[9] was a Colombian football forward, often known as "El Maestro".
Career
Born in Santa Marta, Arango began his professional football career with Deportes Caldas in 1948, and he would win the league title with Caldas in 1950. He was the only Colombian player in Deportes Samario's first professional squad in 1950.[10] He also played for Atlético Nacional, Santa Fe, Independiente Medellín, Cúcuta Deportivo and Millonarios in Colombia, Monarcas Morelia in Mexico, and La Salle, Vasco and Litoral in Venezuela.[11] [12]
Arango made 22 appearances and scored six goals for the Colombia national football team from 1946 to 1965.[13] He scored Colombia's first goal in FIFA World Cup qualifying, a header against Uruguay in Bogota on 16 June 1957.[14]
Honours
International
Colombia
Notes and References
- Web site: Former Colombian footballer, Carlos Arango, dies | Conmebol.com . 2014-09-12 . 2014-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140912163636/http://conmebol.com/en/content/former-colombian-footballer-carlos-arango-dies . dead .
- https://archive.today/20130221213640/http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/deportes-caldas_1915-18686.html?&option=teamtab4 Deportes Caldas statistics
- https://archive.today/20130221184446/http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/nacional_173-9398.html?&option=teamtab4 Nacional statistics
- https://archive.today/20130221165250/http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/santa-fe_173-9399.html?&option=teamtab4 Santa Fe statistics
- https://archive.today/20130221145713/http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/medellin_173-9397.html?&option=teamtab4 Medellín statistics
- https://archive.today/20130221133030/http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/cucuta_173-9406.html?&option=teamtab4 Cúcuta statistics
- https://archive.today/20130221152319/http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/union-magdalena_173-9400.html?&option=teamtab4 Unión Magdalena statistics
- https://archive.today/20130222013233/http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/millonarios_173-9401.html?&option=teamtab4 Millonarios statistics
- http://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/futbol-colombiano/fallecio-carlos-arango-medina-uno-de-los-historicos-del-futbol-colombiano/14402817 Falleció Carlos Arango Medina, histórico futbolista colombiano
- Web site: El Tiempo. Ascencio, Jose Orlando. A LA TIERRA DEL OLVIDO. In the land of forgetfulness. Spanish. 5 November 1999.
- Web site: GolGolGol Futbol. Ruiz M., Juan Guillermo. Un día como hoy en el fútbol: Enero 31. On this day in football: January 31. https://archive.today/20130221233700/http://colombia.golgolgol.net/movil/un-dia-como-hoy-en-el-futbol-enero-30_1048-121311.html. dead. 21 February 2013. 31 January 2012.
- Web site: El Espectador. Ruiz Bonilla, Guillermo. Estrellas de 1952. Stars of 1952. Spanish. 19 December 2007.
- Web site: Ballesteros, Frank . Colombia - Record International Players . 31 May 2012 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20081230210624/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/col-recintlp.html . 2008-12-30 .
- Web site: Arcotriunfal.com. Carlos Arango Medina hizo historia en el fútbol nacional. Carlos Arango Medina made history in international football. Spanish. 17 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131227071001/http://www.arcotriunfal.com/6041/carlos_arango_medina_hizo_historia_en_el_futbol_nacional.html. 2013-12-27. dead.
